The taxman is still struggling to determine what constitutes adequate paperwork for a business or self-employed individual to comply with the Business Records Checks programme.
Taxman to make pre-screening business record checks by phone » Read the full story
Contractors in Scotland may have started to wonder what their future will be after the Scottish Referendum on Independence takes place.
PCG talks to Scottish MSPs about independence » Read the full story
4.132m people in the UK are now self-employed according to the latest employment statistics from the ONS. That’s an increase of 136,000 since February 2011.
Women turn to contracting as redundancies kick in » Read the full story
Umbrella contractors may be interested to learn that the Revenue is getting near to finalising the new regime for IR35.
HMRC finalises new IR35 regime for contractors » Read the full story
APSCo, a group that represents many of the recruiters that umbrella company contractors work with, has become the latest organisation invited by the Revenue to join the IR35 Forum.
APSCo to be a member of the IR35 Forum » Read the full story
Directors said the OTS should have prioritised the design of a clear business test to distinguish between employees and the self-employed.
What’s next for IR35? Scrap heap or reform? » Read the full story
Tax experts have said that tax relief reforms should be implemented in conjunction with a reform of the actual rates of taxation.
Tax relief reforms and tax rate reforms should go together » Read the full story
